Metal Print Framing

I am a photographer and do a lot of metal prints. I am trying different ways to frame and mount them and this is a method using some cherry wood with walnut splines.
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[@twicethefunwoodworking7665]

Perfect timing for this video. Mother in law dropped off some picture this past weekend and asked me to frame it for her.

[@AlaskaWorkshop]

Fantastic, I really liked the cherry wood. I have a photo picked out for a walnut frame now.

[@OoOoOxDA]

I loved this video and explanation! Why, though, don’t you just mount the black frame closer to the front rather than doing the backer boards? Is it for additional visual depth?

[@AlaskaWorkshop]

Yes, I really like the stand off look. Almost like a floating frame

[@meperson]

Great video and tips on making a frame - thank you!

[@AlaskaWorkshop]

You are welcome, and thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@troybabs]

Everything you did was so professional and and well done! Respect, but then entered that doubled sided tape.... surely cannot be a long term fix for securing your metal print. There has to be another way???

[@AlaskaWorkshop]

Thanks Troy. I actually talked to the guy who does my metal printing about how he does it. He sells his photos worldwide and does this. This photo traveled to 3 different museums in Alaska right after I finished it. I got it back this fall and no sign of it letting up. The only issue is if you misalign it, you are screwed.

[@troybabs]

@@AlaskaWorkshopHey, thanks for your reply. Since my comment, I did find a printing company that used double sided tape to secure their aluminum frames to the back of metal prints, so that, and your photographer friend doing the same, it must be regarded as a normal, safe practice. Because of your video and thoughtful reply, I will do the same when I make my floating frames! Thanks again! Cheers from southern Alberta.

[@AbbyDaggett]

The double stick tape holds that okay? I'm trying to do this with a larger print and trying to figure out how to drill into the inset metal frame that's on the back...any tips?

[@AlaskaWorkshop]

Yes, be sure to get the industrial tape. I have a photographer friend that sells framed metal prints and he vouched for it. This print has been hanging in the Anchorage Museum for months and still holding up. How big is your print? Not sure what you are trying to do by drilling into the metal frame.

[@AbbyDaggett]

​@@AlaskaWorkshop Well we were trying to recreate how we attach float frames to stretched canvases/cradled panels (screw frame backing into wood stretcher bar). The print is 40x60", and I forgot to mention, it has an inset metal frame glued to the back (about 38x58") so we were trying to work with that, in the same way we work with the wood stretcher bars, and secure the back of the frame to that metal frame. None of our mouldings are deep enough though and you gave us the idea to attach wood so thank you! We're going to attach wood bars on the outside of the metal inset frame now (probably with E6000 instead of tape given the size/weight of the print) and that is what we will attach the back of our float frame to! Bit of a tricky one!